Improvement in magazine-guns



C. R. STCKNEY. `lmprovemen in Magazine-Guns.` No. 128,671. Patenfedjuly27,1372.

UNITED STATES oUETIs E. sTIcxNEY, 0E ILIoN, IvEw YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN MAGAZINE-GUNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 128,671, dated July 2,1872.

SPECIFICATION.

To all whom it may concern.-

I Be it known that I, CURTIS It. STIoIrNEY, of Ilion, in the county ofHerkimer and State of New York, have invented certain Improvements inMagazine-Guns, of which the following ,is a speciication, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing.

My invention consists in constructing a magazinegun with its magazinelocated at the side ofthe barrel, and making a carrier to move at rightangles to the bore laterally, and that shall be operated by the handdirect, without the interposition or use of a lever or any other devicethan the carrier itself, as hereinafter more fully explained.

Figure 1 is a top plan view with a portion broken away. Fig. 2 is asimilar view with the carrier opened; and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionon the line a; a: of Fig. 2.

It has heretofore been customary to construct ma gazineguns with themagazine either underneath the barrel or in the stock, and to arrangethe carrier to move in a vertical plane and to be operated by a lever.

In constructing my gun I arrange the barrel B in the usual manner, byattaching it to a frame or receiver, A, as represented in Fig. 1. Themagazine `D I locate at the side of the barrel, as represented in thedrawing. In the receiver A a recess, o, is formed, directly in rear ofthe barrel, this recess extending outward laterally through the wall on.the right-hand side of the receiver, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. I thenconstruct a carrier, c, of such a lengthas to lit in this recess. Thiscarrier I hinge at a point about midway between the barrel B and themagazine D, but below their bores, on a longitudinal pin or axis, fn, asshown in Fig. 3, so that it can be swung over laterally, as representedin Figs. 1 and 42. This carrier is hollowed out on its interiorlongitudinally, so that when closed, it, with the side of the recess inrear of the barrel, will form a continuation of the chamber or bore ofthe gun in rear of the barrel, so as to allow a cartridge, h, to lietherein and be shoved from thence into the barrel proper, as shown inFig. 1. This carrier C is provided at its front end with a lateralshoulder or enlargement, f, so that when the carrier is closed this partj' will lie in rear of the magazine D and serve as a door or stoptherefor, and thus hold. the cartridges therein. It is also providedwith a projection or thumbpiece,.a, by which it is readily moved inopening and closing it. When closed it abuts against the unbroken part Iof the receiver A, which holds it rmly in place, as shown in Fig. 1.When thus constructed and arranged it will be seen that when opened orturned over to the side, as represented in Figure 3, its hollow facewill come on a line with the magazine D, which will permit a cartridgefrom the latter to be shoved out into the receiver, as represented inFig. 2. Then, by swinging the carrier over into the recess the cartridgeh will be carried with it and deposited in direct line with the barrelB, as shown in Fig. l, from whence it will be shoved forward into thechamber in the barrel by a suitable sliding breech-piece or plug, therebeing many well-known plans for operating the breech-plug and'carrier.They may be arranged to be operated by a lever, as in the well-knownWinchester gun, or a sliding breech-plug similar to those used in theso-,called bolt-guns may be used in connection with my improvements; butas these form no part of my present invention they are not shown in thedrawing.

When the cartridge has been fired its shell will be drawn out of thechambei' of the barrel into recess o, where it will lie in the carrier,so

that by suddenly swinging the latter open or over to the right the shellwill be, thrown clear of the gun.

It will, of course, be understood that the gun is to be provided with alock, and, as before intimated, with a breech block or plug, whichlatter will be arranged to slide longitudinally in the recess o, so asto shove the cartridge forward into the barrel and hold it there whilebeing red, and that said sliding breech or plug is to be provided withan extractor or hook to draw the shell back into the receiver after ithas been exploded; but these devices being well known need not be hereindescribed. It will, of course, be necessary to so arrange thebreech-plug as that it shall be drawn back out of the way before thecarrier can be opened.

It is obvious that the magazine may be arranged at either the right orleft-hand side of the barrel, and that the carrier C may in like Imanner be arranged to open to the right or 1. The carrier C, constructedsubstantially as described, and arranged to swing laterally at rightangles to the bore of the gun, as set forth.

2. A magazine-gun having its carrier-block C constructed and arrangedsubstantially as described, whereby it may beoperated by the directapplication of the hand thereto, in contradistinction to those operatedby a lever, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, in a magazine-gun, of

a magazine attached to the side of the barrel, v

with a carrier arranged to swing laterally at right angles to the boreof the gun, substantially as herein described.

CURTIS R. STIOKNEY. Vitnesses:

' F. C. SHEPARD,

D. LEWIS.

